Bag-like sea creature was humans' oldest known ancestor

[DJ-1701]

Came across an interesting article about what was possibly one of our earliest ancestors... not much in common with it now though...

 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170130111008.htm

[6Foot2]

...not much in common with it now though...

 

I am glad that differences exist between Saccorhytus coronarius and Humans. Some of these differences seem more important than others from our current standpoint:

 

...But the researchers were unable to find any evidence that the creature had an anus. "If that was the case, then any waste material would simply have been taken out back through the mouth, which from our perspective sounds rather unappealing," Conway Morris said...

[korifugi]

...But the researchers were unable to find any evidence that the creature had an anus. "If that was the case, then any waste material would simply have been taken out back through the mouth, which from our perspective sounds rather unappealing," Conway Morris said...

 

So it's related to Katie Hopkins then?

[6Foot2]

So it's related to Katie Hopkins then?

 

O/T but worth posting: On the subject of Katie Hopkins:

 

 

Link:

 

[LeMarchand]

It's like John Lennon said:

 

Imagine there's no a**holes

It's really hard to do

For if we had no a**holes

How would we do our poo?

[6Foot2]

It's like John Lennon said:

 

Imagine there's no a**holes

It's really hard to do

For if we had no a**holes

How would we do our poo?

 

Thank you for that colourful contribution.

 

[DalekSec]

It's like John Lennon said:

 

I am the walrus?